Funded Projects
Tophof, Franz Benedikt
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Andreas Gattingwer / ILRI, Prof. Dr. Anthony Whitbread and WWF, Dr. William NelsonTopic: Harnessing Diversity: The Impact of Local Markets on Promoting Diverse Foods and Dietary Diversity
Country of operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
McKinney, Sierra Quinn
Technical University of Munich, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mutez / IRRI, Dr. Amelia HenryTopic: Drought response mechanisms of Oryza sativa L.: investigating root hair densities and root xylem embolism
Country of operation: Philippines
Nationality: Canadian
Koyyada, Dayasagar
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. Ebna RahamanTopic: Genotypic responses of sweet potato to water and nutrient managements in saline fields
Country of operation: Bangladesh
Nationality: Indian
Aule, Alex Eeman
Humboldt University Berlin and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Mithoefer and Prof. Dr. Gudrun Keding/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Irmgard JordanTopic: Agro-ecological Approaches for fruit and Vegetable Production Systems: Opportunities and Boundaries in Turkana County, Kenya
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Heid, Annabelle Sophie
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Michael Frei/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Boaz Waswa, Dr. Michael KinyuaTopic: Effect of foliar applications of a seaweed-extract on drought resistance of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) using different cropping systems
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
Krishnan Sathyabama, Keerthana Sri
Georg-August-University of Göttingen/ DITSL, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Kaufmann / ILRI, Dr. Alessandra GalièTopic: Pastoral women’s information needs and gaps related to livestock production and marketing: integrating role-
play as a tool to elucidate tacit knowledge
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: Indian
Mathangi, Prem Sagar
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carlos RoblesTopic: Genotype x Environment interaction on leaf properties and pigment composition in tropical bread wheat
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Gollapudi, Lalitha
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carlos RoblesTopic: Effect of drought stress conditions on leaf pigment composition in spring wheat
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
De Souza Barboza, Igor Felipe
Dresden University of Technology, Dr. Jude Kimengsi / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Bernando Caldas de OliveiraTopic: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence and its Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: A Decade of Lessons Learned.
Country of Operation: Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Ostrower, Lara Leonie
Humboldt University Berlin (ZALF), PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / WorldFish, Dr. Mark DuboisTopic: Urban-Rural Migration and the Implication on Aquatic Food Systems in Cambodia”
Country of Operation: Cambodia
Nationality: German
In cooperation with PhD scholar Carla Baldivieso
Caldera Montero, José Alfredo
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carolina Rivera-AmadoTopic: The role of spikes in wheat adaptation to short-term heat waves.
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Mexican
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Ochieng, Reagan Otieno
Humboldt University Berlin, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Mithoefer / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Chris KettlerTopic: Analyzing Charcoal Value Chains in the Changing Landscape of Turkana, NW Kenya.
Country of operation: Kenya
Nationality: Kenyan
Márquez Olea, Iza Margot
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carlos RoblesTopic: Root:shoot growth analysis to assess physiological effects on radiation use efficiency in wheat
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Mexican
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Link to Final report
Masser, Chiara
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Dr. Eleonore Heil/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Irmgard JordanTopic: How food safety perception of consumers and farmers influences dietary behaviors in rural vs. urban regions in Kenya: a mixed-methods study
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
Link to Final Report
Bock, Simon
Technical University of Munich, Dr. Philipp Menning / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Alejandra ArceTopic: From cocoa plantations and degraded soils in the tropics to fruit-rich food forests with agroecology: Cropping system for smallholder
Country of operation: Peru
Nationality: German
Pedinedi Jerald, Jane Cypriyana
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. María AndradeTopic: The effect of potassium fertilizer on the physiological and morphological response of field-grown sweet potato to salinity stress
Country of Operation: Mozambique
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Johanna Volk
Link to final report
Thankachan, Deena
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Francisco PintoTopic: Genotype x Environment interaction on leaf properties and pigment composition in tropical bread wheat
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Link to Final Report
Negash Bedada, Tadesse
Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Prof. Dr. Bruno Glaser / ICRAF, Dr. Aster GebrekirstosTopic: GC-MS Evaluation of Phytochemical Constituents in Medicinal Plants Selected by Traditional Healers in Dinsho District, Southeatern Ethiopia
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Ethiopian
Link to Final Report
Wanyonyi, Tabitha Nekesa
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Jan Siemens / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Stéphanie JaquetTopic: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics of Ingerated Animal-Plant-Agricultural Ecosystems of Different Land Use Intensities
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Link to Final Report